float 1 of 2

verb

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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a canoe floating down the river particles of dust floating in the air

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as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place

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float

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noun

as in dock
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river

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“Float.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/float. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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